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Brown vs board of education
It was a case by oliver brown to fight for his daughters denial for joining Topeka elementary school.He was fighting saying that the schools were not equal due to the segregation of schools and students. -
Emmet Till
Black kids whistles at white girl and get kidnapped and killed.Killers get away it’s it because there white and because the judge was white. -
Rosa park and bus boycott
Boycotted buses because of segregation and prioritizing white people over blacks even tho blacks made up the most of the money they earned. -
Southern Christian Leadership conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a African-American civil rights organization In Atlanta.It’s first president was MLK who played a large role. -
Little Rock 9
Nine black kids joined Little Rock centennial high school.They got denied entry by the governor of Arkansas. -
Greensboro Sit in
It was a non violent protest 4 black students ordered and sat in a white only lunch counter.After they were denied service the reported there denial then afterwards more people came and sat down in order to protest white only areas in a non violent way. -
Student Nonviolent coordinating committee and freedom summer
Youth group of students remained fiercely independent of MLK and SCLC,Generating their own projects and strategies.The two organizations worked side by side throughout the early years of the civil rights movement.This group was the second half of the freedom riders and were part of the march of Selma. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961.Both white and African American rode the bus throughout the south to protest against segregation. -
March on Washington
Was to advocate for the civil and economic right of African Americans.250,000 people were in attendance at the Lincoln memorial.MLK was the last to speak and gave his “I have a dream speech”. -
Civil rights act of 1964
Forbids employers and labor unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race,color,religion,sex,physical disability or age in job related matters.can not refuse service. -
March on Selma/Bloody Sunday
600 students march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to get the right to vote.They walked 54 miles and stopped at the bridge.Seen on national television.LBJ order the passage of 1965 voting right law.2nd march took march 21-24 with 25,000 marchers including MLK. -
Voting rights act of 1965
One of the most comprehensive places of legislation in us history.Blacks we’re registering to vote and being elected to public office.